{"id":5529,"date":"2021-04-19T16:36:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T11:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kratikal.com\/blog\/?p=5529"},"modified":"2024-08-23T12:48:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T07:18:41","slug":"phishers-and-spoofers-are-getting-smarter-are-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/phishers-and-spoofers-are-getting-smarter-are-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Phishers and Spoofers are Getting Smarter! Are You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">It is common knowledge that any system is as strong as its weakest link. Unsurprisingly, threat actors constantly probe enterprise networks for such loopholes that can become shortcuts for easy compromise. In many scenarios, the human factor is the biggest vulnerability, and for a good reason.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #414141;color:#414141\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #414141;color:#414141\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/phishers-and-spoofers-are-getting-smarter-are-you\/#Social_Engineering_the_Driving_Force_of_Cybercrime\" >Social Engineering, the Driving Force of Cybercrime<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/phishers-and-spoofers-are-getting-smarter-are-you\/#Book_a_Free_Demo_Call_with_Our_People_Security_Expert\" >Book a Free Demo Call with Our People Security Expert<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/phishers-and-spoofers-are-getting-smarter-are-you\/#Enter_your_details\" >Enter your details<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/phishers-and-spoofers-are-getting-smarter-are-you\/#Why_Do_Threat_Actors_Forge_Email_Domains\" >Why Do Threat Actors Forge Email Domains?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/phishers-and-spoofers-are-getting-smarter-are-you\/#Sure-Shot_Methods_to_Harden_Email_Domain_Security\" >Sure-Shot Methods to Harden Email Domain Security<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/phishers-and-spoofers-are-getting-smarter-are-you\/#Summing_It_Up\" >Summing It Up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Social_Engineering_the_Driving_Force_of_Cybercrime\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Social Engineering, the Driving Force of Cybercrime<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Manipulating users is easier than getting around automated security mechanisms every organization uses. Unsuspecting employees may load an eye-catching email attachment or click on a dodgy link, only to get on an attacker\u2019s hook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Such a seemingly minor slip-up is a recipe for disaster. It is a common launch pad for ransomware raids, RDP hacking, data theft, and sabotage perpetrated by business rivals. To top it off, it fuels <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/bec-attack\/\"><strong>business email compromise<\/strong><\/a><\/span> (BEC) and other forms of social engineering geared toward obtaining sensitive information or defrauding victims of money.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n      @media print, screen and (max-width: 63.99875em){\n      .tnp-submit\n      width: 48%;\n      }\n      .wp-block-tnp-minimal{\n      padding: 20px;\n      }\n      .blog_para\n      margin-top: 4px !important;\n      line-height: 25px !important;\n      font-size: 15px !important;\n      }\n\n      }\n      .blog_para{\n      font-family: jost,sans-serif;\n      margin-top: 14px;\n      margin-bottom: 30px;\n      color: #fff;\n      font-size: 15px !important;\n      color: black !important;\n\n      }\n\n      .wp-block-tnp-minimal{\n      padding:20px;\n      border: 1px solid grey;\n      }\n\n      .tnp-submit a{\n        background: #1d58c7!important;\n    border-radius: 5px!important;\n    text-transform: inherit!important;\n    padding: 8px 25px!important;\n    font-weight: 600!important;\n    color: #fff!important;\n    width: 30%!important;\n    border: none;\n      }\n\n      .blog_get{\n      font-size: 24px !important;\n      font-weight: 700;\n      padding-bottom: 0px;\n    font-family: 'Poppins' !important;\n      margin-bottom: 0px;\n      margin-top: 0px;\n      margin-bottom: 0px !important;\n      color: white;\n          line-height: 30px;\n          color: white;\n      }\n      .row{\n             display: flex;\n    flex-wrap: wrap;\n    flex-direction: row;\n    padding: 25px 0px 25px 36px;\n    align-items: center;\n\n      }\n\n.colLeft{\n         flex-basis:50%;\n    -webkit-box-flex: 0;\n    flex-grow: 0;\n    max-width: 50%;\n    color: white;\n}\n    \n .colRight{\n       flex-basis: 45%;\n    -webkit-box-flex: 0;\n    flex-grow: 0;\n    max-width: 50%;\n }\n\n.tnp-subscription-minimal{\n    float: right;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"max-width: 741px; margin: 0 auto; background-image: url('https:\/\/awareness.threatcop.ai\/marketing\/linkedinlowerbanner.webp'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; background-position: center; \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"colLeft\">\n<p class=\"blog_get\" style=\"font-family: 'Poppins' !important; color: white !important\">Subscribe to Our Newsletter On Linkedin<\/p>\n<p class=\"blog_para\" style=\"font-size: 16px;font-family: 'Poppins' !important; color: white !important; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 28px;line-height: 25px;\">Sign up to Stay Tuned with the Latest Cyber Security News and Updates<\/p>\n\n<div>\n<div class=\"tnp\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">\n            <form action=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/newsletter-thank-you\" method=\"get\" target=\"_blank\">\n<div class=\"tnp-submit\">\n                  <a class=\"libutton\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/build-relation\/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7062043746430783488\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/form><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"colRight\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"tnp tnp-subscription-minimal \">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/awareness.threatcop.ai\/marketing\/newsletter-icon.webp\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">That said, <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/benefits-and-purpose-of-security-awareness-training\/\"><strong>cybersecurity awareness<\/strong><\/a><\/span> seems to be the silver bullet that should prevent the above-mentioned foul play from happening. True, but with the caveat that it must be a continuous process. Since users are highly adept at identifying \u201cclassic\u201d phishing hoaxes, crooks think outside of the box.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">As an illustration, below are several examples of lesser-known recent tricks in phishers\u2019 repertoire:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Using ZIP attachments with two archive structures, one of which contains a benign image file and the other (hidden one) holds a harmful executable.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Mishandling URL shortening services to disguise malicious links.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Parasitizing trusted cloud-sharing platforms such as SharePoint to deliver phishing links while instilling a false sense of legitimacy.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Abusing web browsers\u2019 link preview feature that automatically clips unusually long URL strings for the sake of user experience and may therefore keep the evil part of the link hidden in plain sight.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ultimately, simulating trust is the core element of every phishing<\/span> scam<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Out of all email-borne social engineering stratagems, a technique called <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/email-spoofing\/\"><strong>email spoofing<\/strong><\/a><\/span> is particularly effective in this regard.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n\n<head>\n    <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n    <meta http-equiv=\"X-UA-Compatible\" content=\"IE=edge\">\n    <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n    <title>Document<\/title>\n<\/head>\n\n<style>\n    .interestedBtn {\n        width: 80% !important;\n        box-sizing: border-box !important;\n        display: inline-block !important;\n        padding: 11px !important;\n        border: 1px !important;\n        border-color: #ddd !important;\n        margin-top: 10px !important;\n        background-color: #183e8b !important;\n        background-image: none !important;\n        text-shadow: none !important;\n        color: #fff !important;\n        font-size: 14px !important;\n        line-height: 20px !important;\n        border-radius: 5px !important;\n        margin: 0 !important;\n        cursor: pointer !important;\n        box-shadow: 0px 4.66px 22.99px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10);;\n    }\n\n\n        .formSec .formSecTwo{\n            padding-top: 15px !important;\n            margin-bottom: 30px !important;\n        }\n\n\n    .tnp-email {\n        width: 80% !important;\n        box-sizing: border-box;\n        padding: 8px 10px;\n        display: inline-block;\n        border: 1px solid #ced4da;\n        background: #fff;\n        color: #000 !important;\n        font-size: 13px;\n        line-height: 20px;\n        border-radius: 2px;\n        padding-right: 30px;\n        margin-bottom: 0px;\n    }\n\n    .formSec {\n        border: 1px solid #ced4da;\n        float: left !important;\n        width: 55% !important;\n    }\n\n    .mainBox {\n       \/* border: 1px solid #183e8b;*\/\n         background: white;\n        max-width: 600px !important;\n        margin: 0 auto !important;\n        padding: 20px !important;\n        font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;\n    }\n\n    .boxDiv {\n        display: flex !important;\n    }\n\n    .boxConsult {\n        float: left !important;\n        width: 45% !important;\n        padding: 10px !important;\n    }\n\n    .formSecTwo {\n        text-align:center !important;\n        width: 100% !important;\n    }\n\n    .formHeading {\n        font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\n        margin-top: 0px;\n        font-weight: 700;\n        line-height: 25px;\n        font-size: 18px !important;\n        \n       margin-bottom: 60px !important;\n       color: #000!important;\n          margin-top: 5px !important;\n    }\n\n    .fieldHeading {\n        margin: 0 !important;\n        font-size: 13px !important;\n        text-align: left !important;\n        margin: 0px 39px 2px 93px !important;\n        font-weight: 500 !important;\n    }\n\n    .image {\n        max-width:90% !important;\n        height: auto !important;\n    }\n\n     .email-icon {\n            position: absolute;\n            right: 50px;\n             top: 20px;\n            transform: translateY(-50%);\n            pointer-events: none; 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color: #000000;\">The logic of email spoofing is to mimic a reputable domain so that the recipient falls for the attacker\u2019s narrative. In this scenario, the crook\u2019s train of thought is as follows: if you know the sender, you are more likely to follow the embedded instructions.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">This mechanism is also so potent because it combines <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/\"><strong>social engineering<\/strong><\/a><\/span> with exploitation at the protocol level. The latter stems from a gaping hole in the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) that is widely used by email services. Believe it or not, it lacks a proper method for verifying the authenticity of the sender\u2019s address.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">As a result, anyone with evil intentions and a little bit of tech expertise may be able to forge an email domain and hide their real identity to spread trustworthy-looking spam or phishing messages on behalf of an organization.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a well-known brand\u2019s domain is fabricated this way, online riff-raff can orchestrate large-scale frauds to wheedle out sensitive information or <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/macsecurity.net\/view\/259-yahoo-redirect-virus-mac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">deposit malware<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> onto recipients\u2019 devices.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sure-Shot_Methods_to_Harden_Email_Domain_Security\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Sure-Shot Methods to Harden Email Domain Security<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">As important as it is, security awareness alone is not enough to fend off such attacks. Companies need to add extra layers of protection to identify and block spoofed emails proactively.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Thankfully, there is no need to reinvent the wheel. A trio of readily available authentication tools can pull the plug on domain spoofing attempts. These are <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/spf-authentication\/\"><strong>Sender Policy Framework (SPF)<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, DomainKeys Identified Mail (<span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/dkim\/\"><strong>DKIM<\/strong><\/a><\/span>), and Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance (<span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/what-is-dmarc\/\"><strong>DMARC<\/strong><\/a><\/span>).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">These three acronyms should be in every IT professional\u2019s vocabulary. Let us go over each approach to get the big picture:<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>SPF Keeps Tabs on IP Addresses<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> introduced i<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n 2006, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SPF<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an incredibly reliable way for a mail server to verify if a message came from the right domain. It inspects email headers and checks whether the sender\u2019s IP address matches one of the whitelisted entries.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Depending on the policy defined in the <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/spf-errors\/\"><strong>SPF record<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, emails from unrecognized IPs can be blocked, flagged as suspicious, or even accepted. Therefore, enterprise security teams should specify these rules wisely to get maximum mileage out of this technique.<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>DKIM Adds Cryptography to the Mix<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">DKIM<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> revolves around cryptographic signatures that serve as unique identifiers for each email sent from a protected domain. Technically, these IDs are private keys concatenated to message headers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The email system verifies that the private key in the DKIM header corresponds to the public key previously published in the domain\u2019s DNS record. If there is a discrepancy, the message is rejected. This principle also helps pinpoint emails that were modified in transit.<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>DMARC Glues It All Together<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The role of <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/common-mistakes-in-deploying-dmarc\/\">DMARC<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is to enhance the efficiency of <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/spf-and-dkim\/\"><strong>SPF and DKIM<\/strong><\/a><\/span> through domain-level policies and streamlined reporting. Proposed in 2015, it standardizes both the email verification process and the actions (None, Quarantine, or Reject) that kick in when a message fails these checks. 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